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Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo, now a member of the Council of State, has defended her inclusion in the advisory body, emphasizing her qualifications and independence.
Akuffo is among the 31 members of the newly inaugurated Council of State, chaired by Edward Doe Adjaho. Speaking to journalists after the swearing-in ceremony at the Jubilee House in Accra on Tuesday, February 18, she asserted her right to serve on the council.
“I am a former Chief Justice. Am I not? Do I or do I not qualify?” she questioned, reinforcing her credentials.
Clarifying her role, she stated, “I am there in my own right simply as a former Chief Justice. I am not even there representing the Judicial Service.”
She also highlighted the council’s advisory function and reassured the public of her commitment to offering honest and independent counsel to the president.
“The Council of State is a body that is supposed to be advising the president. I am not going to be singing his master’s voice, so to speak. An adviser does not parrot,” she stressed.
She further explained, “An adviser speaks with honesty. An adviser looks to the best interest not only of the person they are advising but of the function the person is serving.”
The newly constituted Council of State is expected to provide strategic guidance to the presidency on national matters.
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